όνομα (ónoma)
English: name
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About όνομα
As a noun, όνομα is of the neuter gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Pronunciation
IPA: ˈo.no.ma
Hyphenation: ό‧νο‧μα
Definitions & Examples
- noun:nameExamples:
- Το όνομά μου είναι Σαμ. (To ónomá mou eínai Sam.) — My name is Sam.
- noun:(figuratively) name, reputationExamples:
- το καλό όνομα της εταιρείας (to kaló ónoma tis etaireías) — the company's good name
- noun:(grammar) noun (sensu lato), a word class including substantives (nouns, sensu stricto) and adjectives
Declension Table
neuter noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | όνομα | ονόματα |
| genitive | ονόματος | ονομάτων |
| accusative | όνομα | ονόματα |
| vocative | όνομα | ονόματα |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how όνομα appears in different grammatical contexts.